Bis(dicyanamide)bis(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II)

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu(C 2 N 3 ) 2 (C 12 H 8 N 2 ) 2 ], was prepared and its crystal structure was solved as a part of our study on synthesis, crystallochemistry and properties of copper compounds with pseudohalogenide anions. The structure, which is formed by discrete molecules, is presented. The dicyanamide and phen ligands are bonded to the Cu atom with elongated tetragonal bipyramidal (4+2) coordination geometry, with the dicyanamide ligands in a cis arrangement